Rent movies from the iTunes Store

To see if a movie is available for rent, search the iTunes Store for that title and look for a Rent button.1 After you choose Rent, you can choose whether you want to stream your rental or download it:

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, tap Not Now, then tap to stream your rental.2 You can download the movie to your device by clicking or tapping .

On your Apple TV, choose Rent and Watch Now to stream.2 If you choose Rent and Watch Later, you have 30 days to start watching your movie. You don't download rentals to your Apple TV.

On your Mac or PC, click Watch Now to start streaming.2 If you choose Watch Later, you can find the title in the Rented tab. To stream the title, hover your cursor over the title and click , or click to download.

Watch your movie rental on any Apple device

Movies that you rent are available to watch on each device associated with your Apple ID. Make sure you're using the latest version of iOS, tvOS, or iTunes available, then follow the steps below to find your rentals.

You can download your rental on an iOS device or computer and stream it on another. For example, if you rent and download a movie on your iPhone, you can stream it on your Apple TV. But you can't stream your rental on more than one device at a time.

You also can't download your rental to more than one device at a time. To download your rental on a different device, make sure that you're connected to the Internet, then delete it from the first device. Then, on the second device, find the rental and tap the download icon .

Find your rentals

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Open the iTunes Store app and search for the movie that you rented.

You can also find your rentals in the TV app or Videos app. In the TV app, tap Library and look for the Rentals section. In the Videos app, tap Rentals. If you don’t have any current rentals on the Apple ID that you're signed in with, you won't see a Rentals option in either of these apps.

On your Mac or PC

Open iTunes, then click Movies in the upper-left corner. Click the Rented tab at the top of the iTunes window.

If you don't have any current rentals on the Apple ID that you're signed in with, you won't see the Rented tab.

On your Apple TV

Open the iTunes Movies app, then swipe up on your Siri Remote or Apple TV Remote and select Purchased. Select Rentals in the left sidebar.

If you don't have any current rentals on the Apple ID that you're signed in with, you won't see the Rentals section.

You can also find your rentals in the TV app. Select Library and look for the Rentals tab.

On an Apple TV (2nd or 3rd generation): Look in the top shelf of the main menu for rentals.

Watch your movie rental offline

To watch your movie when you're offline, like on an airline flight where Wi-Fi is not available:

Find the rental and tap the download icon . Download the entire movie before you go offline.

Press play to start watching. The 48-hour timer starts even if you're offline.

You might want to download rented movies prior to the day of your trip to make sure you have time to download all of the content.

Get help

Download time depends on the speed of your Internet connection. For downloads, you can start watching your movie as soon as enough of it has downloaded for the movie to complete without interruption. How long this takes depends on the speed of your Internet connection.

The iTunes Store uses the payment method that's associated with your Apple ID to pay for your rental. You can also use iTunes Store credit to rent movies. You might be asked for a verification code at the time of rental. Learn how to get a verification code for two-factor authentication.

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